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PATENTED ROSES—Continued 
ALL-AMERICA ROSE SELECTIONS—Continued 
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Flash, Patent No. 396. (Retails $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.) Climber 
or Pillar Rose cf glowing vivid, orange-scarlet; center gleaming 
yellow with golden anthers. Blocms early June and continuing 
for weeks. A.A.R.S. award for 1940..__.-__. Ere Rega PaaS, $ 50.00 
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Floradora, (Patent pending). (Retails $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz.). 
The color of this new Floribunda is a bright cinnabar with 
shades of scarlet and geranium red. Blooms continuously; 25- 
petaled flowers. Strong growing plant attains a height of 2% 
feet and carries an abundance of glossy olive green foliage. 
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Grande Duchesse Charlotte, H.T., New. (Patent pending) (Retails 
$1.50 each; $15.00 per doz.). The beautiful long streamlined 
buds are giowing Morocco-red and open to 25 firm-petaled 
blooms of dusky coral red which do not fade, but gradually 
MerevestO a solic coral pink.) AA: Hess award fo0r71943.2 222 9.00 75.00 
Heart’s Desire, Patent No. 501. (Retails $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz.). 
The color is a pure even shade of luminous red, without any 
any shadings of maroon. It is sun-proof even in the hottest 
weather and does nct burn. One of the chief points of this 
new rose is fragrance. Plant is of exceedingly vigorous 
growth, prolific bloomer with buds of superb form and open 
blooms hoiding their shape until last petal drops. A.A.R.S 
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Horace McFarland, (Patent pending.) (Retails $2.00 each; $20.00 per 
doz.) Named in honor of Dr. J. Horace McFarland. An up- 
right growing vigorous plant producing an abundance of large 
deep apricct ovoid buds opening to beautifully formed, buff- 
salmon, spicely scented blooms of 45 petais. A.A.R.S award 
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Katherine T. Marshall, Patent No. 607. (Retails $2.00 each; $20.00 
per doz.) A rose of rare beauty and delicacy of form—growing 
vigorousiy with large, open upright bloomms of warm glowing 
pink, fruity fragrance: Perfect: form and lone stems:..2_.._- 11.003) ee 
Lowell Thomas, (Patent No. 595) (Retails $2.00 each; $20.00 per 
doz.) Bud large, long-pointed; flower large, very double (35 to 
40 petals), high-centered, lasting, clear canary-yellow, on strong 
stem. Vigorous, compact, bushy plants; upright, intermittent 
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Mary Margaret McBride, Patent No. 537. (Retails $1.50 each; $15.00 
per doz.) The buds are deep salmon-pink, almost reddish in 
fall, and the suffusion of yellow becomes a gold at base of 
petals. Rose full having about 45 petals. Bush strong and 
vigorous in growth producing great numbers of long stemmed 
roses excellent for cutting. A.A.R.S. award for 1943.._...._____ 9.00 75.00 
Mirandy, Patent No. 632. (Retails $2.50 each; $25.00 per doz.) First 
place winner of All-America rose competition for 1945. A 
strong free-branching plant producing large, long-pointed ovoid 
buds of rich dark red with black shadings, opening to Chrysan- 
themum Red. The flower of 50 petals displays new beauties of 
form and is long lasting. Marvelously fragrant...._.___________. 13.50 125.00 
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Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. (Patent applied for.) (Retails $2.00 each; 
$20.00 per doz.) Bud very large, long-pointed; flower unusually 
large, double (24 to 30 petals), high-centered, lasting. Empire 
to lemon-yellow turning lighter as the blooms mature on long 
stem. Vigorous, upright and compact; abundant bloomer. 
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